§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the amount of Government expenditure on the assisted places scheme for each year since its introduction; how many children were on the scheme; and what proportion of the maintained school population this represents.
§ Mr. DunnThe information requested is as follows:
Expenditure £million (financial year) Number of assisted pupils (school year) APS pupils as percentage of maintained school population (as at January) 1981–82 3.022 4,185 0.05 1982–83 8.690 8,616 0.12 1983–84 14.995 13,102 0.18 1984–85 22.152 17,336 *0.25 * Estimated.